HR 216 Texas House · 89th Legislature (2025)

Congratulating the Fort Worth band Latin Express on its 50th anniversary.

This resolution (HR 216) formally congratulates the Fort Worth band Latin Express on its 50th anniversary. It recognizes the band's history since 1975, its founder Carlos Saenz, community involvement, and musical achievements. The resolution, adopted by the Texas House of Representatives in March 2025, is purely ceremonial and does not create any new laws or policies. It serves as symbolic recognition of the band's cultural contribution to the Fort Worth area.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Feb 2025

House Passage

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Feb 10, 2025 Last action Mar 6, 2025

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Introduced → Enrolled · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill text was reformatted from a traditional legislative resolution format to an enrolled version with updated header information. The substantive content of the resolution congratulating Latin Express on their 50th anniversary remains unchanged. Changes are primarily formatting, spacing, and header updates rather than policy modifications.

TECHNICAL

Header information was updated from 'Introduced' format to 'Enrolled' format with updated bill number formatting

Text formatting was standardized with consistent spacing and line breaks throughout the document

Page numbering and margin formatting were adjusted to reflect enrolled bill standards

Added certification statement confirming the bill was adopted by the House on March 6, 2025

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

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Committee

Mar 6, 2025

Lower · Passed

Adopted

lower

Feb 19, 2025

Committee

Referred to Local & Consent Calendars

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors